A stunning image of three planets over Stonehenge was captured by an astronomy enthusiast from Salisbury. 

Mark Radice, 45, photographed Jupiter, Saturn and Venus over the Unesco World Heritage Site, Stonehenge, at dusk on Friday, December 10.

The astronomy enthusiast, who is part of the Andover Astronomical Society, described how he braved the 'horrors of the A303' to take this image of the sunset, the moon, and 'four planets' (he included the Earth in this total).

He wrote in to the Journal: "Having followed the path to the monument we were treated to an amazing view (us and 100s of sheep!) as we photographed the planets and moon against the stones – although with the strong wind chill whistling across the Plain I can understand why no one else was out.

"Gosh! What a view. The stones, silhouetted against the sunset, were lit by moonlit as darkness fell."

Mark has been enthralled by space since the 90s when he first got into astronomy.

In terms of what drew him to his hobby he said, 'Well, you just have to look at the pictures'. 

He encourages others to get involved too, highlighting that although he has technical equipment that he uses you can also take photos on your phone. 

Going into more detail on these photos taken at around 5pm, he said:"Left to right we have the crescent moon, Jupiter, Saturn and brilliant Venus.

"With some careful torchlight, we could light the nearby stones – although these images are a blend to bring out the landscape and night sky."

Mark publishes astronomy videos on his Youtube channel, Refreshing Views. 

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